Who are the Advocates?
The advocate program was developed to ensure longevity and sustainability within our organization. Advocates are the heart and soul of our organization! As an advocate you make up one of our 180+ advocate team and work to help our community in incredible ways. Advocates assist with leading soup can workouts for schools, head up pop tab and food drive fundraisers, create giving back projects to reflect their areas of passion, and so much more. As an advocate they are also able to create meaningful and lasting relationships with their advocate team and community. So many of our current advocates highlight how through the program they learned leadership, confidence, advocacy, service, etc. Our advocates are the next generation of volunteers in our community, so we make sure to empower them and help them reach their goals.
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How to Become an Advocate
There are so many benefits of being an advocate with Peyton’s Promise. The opportunities for leadership and services within the community are endless. This is a great way to build connections to those leaders within the community and begin to forge the relationships needed to have long lasting bonds to the Marathon County community. As our advocates grow with our organization, they are able to join our advocate leadership board and become a mentor for our younger advocates. This is an amazing opportunity for our older advocates to let their motivation and inspiration shine through their advocate teams. The passion projects and legacy of our advocates live on in the organization and through the younger team members.
To apply, simply fill out the application below. Applicants will be asked to provide basic contact information, two references (we encourage principal/teacher references), and answer in their own words why they’d like to become an advocate and what inspired them to make the world a better place. It’s as easy as that!
Advocate applications open next in April 2022. Check back here for a link during the application window.
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Who can apply?
To apply to become an advocate, you must be finishing 4th grade or older (10 years and older). You also must be excited and willing to participate in volunteer opportunities!
What will be expected of me as an advocate?
Throughout the year we expect each Advocate to volunteer for 2-3 events in the community (we have 1 event a month on average) and lead food drives in their schools with their team.
Do I need a parent to participate in events?
We encourage families to be involved and volunteer at our community events alongside their advocates. However, we understand that your lives are busy and sometimes you must drop off your child. We have parent volunteers who have passed a background check and happily supervise the event.
From an Advocate
Sara was the 2020/2021 Secretary of our Youth Advocate Board and has worked with Peyton’s Promise for over 7 years! Here are some reasons Sara loves the organization so much and what she has learned from growing up with us!
I love Peyton’s Promise because it is such a big part of my life and who I am. Peyton’s Promise has allowed me to learn key life skills, meet so many new people, and be involved in my community. When I first became an advocate I had to speak in front of the Optimist Organization one year. I was so shy. I never looked up from my note cards once. Working with Peyton’s Promise though has allowed me to break out of that shell and now I have no problem speaking in front of people. |
Advocate Board Members
Our Advocate Board of Directors are a group of High School leaders who help organize events, create events of their own, mentor our younger advocates and recruit new advocates to the organization. Our board meets weekly via google chat with our Executive Director to brainstorm and prepare for upcoming events.
Peyton Medick — FounderPeyton Medick, Founder of Peyton's Promise, started the organization when she was eight years old. Peyton wanted to make sure children did not go to bed hungry. She started working with the advocate program when her cousin brought forth the idea of having advocates to inspire, lead and educate people about the problem of hunger. Other than working with Peyton's Promise, She enjoys spending time with friends and family, listening to music and adventuring. Peyton looks forward to seeing what amazing things that the advocates, advocate board and this organization can do.
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Emma Schueller — Vice PresidentHello all My name is Emma Schueller I am a Senior at DC Everest Senior High and I have been an advocate for 7 years now. I love the Stock the Shelves and Advocate Day of Training events. In my free time you can see me just about anywhere, teaching swimming lessons at the Y, playing in the DCE Marching Band, or spending time with my family up in Spooner camping. I am so excited for this year and to be your advocate board Vice President.
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Lauren — SecretaryHello Friends! My name is Lauren, I’m a junior and I mentor some middle schoolers from DC Everest and students from Rothschild Elementary. This is my second year on the leadership board and this will be my fourth year planning my favorite event, Eat for the Hungry. I love this event because I put a lot of hard work into the planning process and it’s amazing to see all the hard work pay off. My favorite subjects in school are English and Choir. My favorite movie is “Spiderman No Way Home” and my favorite tv show at the moment is “9-1-1”, but it’s constantly changing. Throughout the year I’m in multiple different musicals through Everest, WCT and MCT. I love listening to music (showtunes and Harry Styles) and I love hanging out with my friends and sister in my free time!
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Dustin — Correspondence SecretaryHello, I am Dustin, this year’s Correspondence Secretary and mentor at Mosinee School District. I will be a junior this year. This will be my third year in Peyton’s Promise. My favorite event is the Stock the Shelves event. Outside of Peyton’s Promise, I enjoy hanging out with friends, volunteering for other causes, and going on the water.
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Nate Pease — MemberHi my name is Nate Pease, and I am a senior. I am entering my 2nd year on the Peyton’s Promise board and I have been an advocate for a total of 8 years. One cool thing I did with Peyton’s Promise is coordinate building food donation boxes for local grocery stores in the Wausau area. These boxes will collect food for local pantries for years to come. I look forward to my 9th year in Peyton’s Promise!
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Kyleigh Grahn — MemberHi! My name is Kyleigh Grahn and I am a Senior this year. This is my second year on the leadership board, and I am the mentor for DC Everest. My favorite events are the 400 Block Concert on the Square and Elves Stocking Shelves because of the interaction with the community, and because I have the privilege to work alongside my advocate team. My favorite subjects in school are math, science and spanish, and I plan to study biology on a pre-med track in college. During the spring, I run Track and Field, and I manage wrestling in the winter. In my free time I enjoy lifting, listening to music, hiking and spending time with my family and friends.
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Krystan Geer — MemberMy name is Krystan Geer and I am a senior. I have been an advocate for Peyton's Promise for eight years now and love the organization. I am currently mentoring the Middle School. My favorite event at Peyton's Promise is Stock the Shelves. My family and I participate in this event every year and love interacting with new people while spreading awareness about hunger. While in school my favorite subjects are math and science. I am currently following my aspiration to become a pediatric physician and exploring the medical field. Outside of Peyton’s Promise, I enjoy watching Greys Anatomy, working as a CNA, golfing, and love spending time with friends and family.
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Cassie — MemberHi, my name is Cassie, I’m 16 years old, and I’m a junior. I’ve been in Peyton’s Promise since 5th grade, and my favorite event that I participate in is the Greenheck Halloween event. In my free time I love to dance, paint, and spend time with friends and family. I love volunteering and I’m super excited to be joining the advocate board.
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Allyson — MemberHello! My name is Allyson and I am a Junior this year. This is my first year on the leadership board, and I am the mentor for DC Everest. My favorite events are the Greenheck Halloween party and Stocking the Shelves, mainly because I get to work with others in the community and my friends. My favorite subjects in school are English and Spanish, and my favorite movies are “Twilight” and “The Minion Movie”. During the winter, I am on the curling team for my school. In my free time I enjoy playing the drums, writing, reading, lifting, listening to music, shopping, and playing video games with my friends.
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Ella - MemberMy name is Ella and I am a junior. I have been an advocate for seven years now; this is my second year on the advocate leadership team. My hobbies are playing basketball, golfing, throwing shot put and discus, reading, and traveling. I love working with Peyton’s Promise because it teaches me perspective and shows me how much impact that I can have on others. I work on the hygiene drive and the annual city meet food drive as my passion projects. I’m super excited to meet my new advocate team and advise them with their Peyton’s Promise journey!
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Keegan — MemberMy name is Keegan, and I am a Junior. Some of my favorite events are advocate day of training and concert on the square! This is because I really enjoy being able to connect with people face to face. Some of my favorite things to do aside from Peyton's Promise are mountain bike, ski, hunt, play video games, and spend time outside.
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Izzy — MemberHi! My name is Izzy and I joined Peyton's Promise back in 4th grade, and recently got back in touch with the organization. I'm going to be a junior, and I am the lead advocates for the Marathon School District. I'm so excited to see new faces and learn new things. I can't wait to see what this year has in store for Peyton's Promise!
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Josie — MemberHello my name is Josie and I am going to be a junior. I have been on the leadership board for 2 years. I mentor Evergreen. My favorite events are Elves Stocking the Shelves and the Marathon Labor Day parade. Something about me is that I love spending time with and riding horses. I also love to fish, hunt, or anything that requires being outdoors.
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Audrey — MemberHi, I’m Audrey, and I am a sophomore. A few things about me are that I love reading, painting and doing anything with plants in my free time. I swim and run track. I am a member of the orchestra and jazz band. I also have been the stage manager for the DC Everest school musicals for the past 2 years. I have been a part of Peyton’s Promise since 4th grade.
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Pete — MemberHi, my name is Pete. I am in 10th grade in Wausau. I have been a part of Peyton’s Promise for 5 years. My favorite event is Concert on the Square because I love collecting donations while listening to great music! My favorite thing to do outside of Peyton’s Promise is to go to Wausau Cyclones hockey games and work at Sam’s Pizza. I like to be a part of Peyton’s Promise because I love seeing the look on people’s faces when we help them. I look forward to seeing you at Peyton’s Promise events.
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